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Few books these days can sweep me off my feet as they did when I was a teenager; there are, however, some that have accomplished that feat: in the last ten years, books like Jaran, The Golden Compass (thanks, Nick!) and The Time Traveler's Wife (a truly incredible and original love story) have succeeded. I am always on the lookout for something that will enchant me, excite me, and pull me into another world.

Of course, as I've gotten older, I've managed to branch out. Fantasy and science fiction still top my genre list, but I'll now delve into modern fiction, occasional nonfiction and miscellaneous books.

In summary: there is a quote, although the author of it is unknown to me: "Never regret any money spent on books or fresh flowers."

Read on, friends.]]> 29 female Portland, OR 03/2007 12/2009 18540 T.S. Eliot 589 Orson Scott Card 194531 Garth Stein 8660 Kate Elliott 3389 Stephen King 18 212 194 true 5883619 read 1 true 43532 currently-reading 17 true 43531 to-read A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6) by Diana Gabaldon]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41219144 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ZK16RYDVL._SL75_.jpg 23011 Danielle http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1205199317p2/23011.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/23011-danielle Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:17:04 -0800 Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia (Paperback) by Elizabeth Gilbert]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34361300 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167249254s/19501.jpg 23011 Danielle http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1205199317p2/23011.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/23011-danielle Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:16:56 -0800 Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67126976 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1257962751s/6068551.jpg 23011 Danielle http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1205199317p2/23011.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/23011-danielle Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:16:34 -0800 The Highest Tide (Paperback) by Jim Lynch]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78912466 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292564s/94673.jpg 23011 Danielle http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1205199317p2/23011.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/23011-danielle Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:40:39 -0800 A Separate Peace (Paperback) by John Knowles]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78912382 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517852s/5148.jpg 23011 Danielle http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1205199317p2/23011.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/23011-danielle Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:39:27 -0800 The Rhino with Glue-On Shoes: And Other Surprising True Stories of Zoo Vets and their Patients (Hardcover) by Lucy H. Spelman]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78912255 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255571622s/2728511.jpg 23011 Danielle http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1205199317p2/23011.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/23011-danielle Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:37:15 -0800 The Diamond of Darkhold (The Ember Series, #4) by Jeanne DuPrau]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77822209 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1208225655s/2493973.jpg 23011 Danielle http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1205199317p2/23011.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/23011-danielle Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:35:50 -0800 The Prophet of Yonwood (The Ember Series, #3) by Jeanne DuPrau]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77822202 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172684344s/207034.jpg 23011 Danielle http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1205199317p2/23011.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/23011-danielle Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:35:28 -0800 The People of Sparks (The Ember Series, #2) by Jeanne DuPrau]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77822192 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1163789085s/3467.jpg 23011 Danielle http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1205199317p2/23011.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/23011-danielle Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:35:05 -0800 Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) by Jim Butcher]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78073689 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255681160s/47212.jpg 23011 Danielle http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1205199317p2/23011.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/23011-danielle Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:58:53 -0800